Belleville springs provide the only force that holds the tools in the spindle while cutting and they are often the first thing that wears out on a CNC Machining Center.

Drawbars can have over 140 Belleville springs in the stack. Just the slightest wear on each spring will have a big affect on clamping force, causing chatter, bad finishes, reduced cutter life, and scrapped parts.

Left unchecked, a tool may eventually pull out during a cut, damaging the spindle, cutter, arbor, and fixture. Machines are never the same after a crash.

Problems with repeatablility, bad finishes, and short cutter life can be frustrating and difficult to diagnose. Up in the spindle and out of sight, drawbars seldom get the attenetion they deserve. To check it requires a special tool designed just for that purpose. Previously these tools cost many thousands of dollars, but now you can check your spindle for a fraction of that cost.

The Clamprite Gage simulates a tool in the spindle and checks the drawbar in less than a minute. It has no batteries, clumsy cables or delicate electronics. The pressure gauge reads directly in pounds/force, so there are no conversions or calculations.

Hundreds of shops in the US. and around the world use the Clamprite Gage. Customers often say it paid for itself the first time they used it.

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